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    You are here: Home / Side Dishes / Street Corn with Garlic Feta Butter

    Street Corn with Garlic Feta Butter

    Last Updated June 19, 2020. Published May 4, 2019 By Lorie 11 Comments

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    Street Corn is the ultimate summer side dish. This simple recipe is a fun spin on traditional street corn and is smothered in a garlic and feta herbed butter. Add this to all of your summer picnics and it will certainly be a hit!

    Street Corn with Garlic Feta Butter

    Two words: Street Corn

    I remember one festival Anthony and I attended the first summer we were married. I was so pumped because I assumed it meant I would be getting a perfectly grilled and smothered cob of corn. To my dismay, this festival did not have corn--WHAT?! No corn???

    Anthony thought I was nuts, but all I could talk about was the corn I was craving. And corn cravings don't go away until you have yourself a big old crunchy cob.

    A few weeks later, the church up the street had their summer festival. Of course I hadn't forgotten about the corn fiasco from earlier. To my delight, there was corn and so I happily double fisted and carried a cob in each hand and crunched the buttery goodness and got a nice big corn toothed smile in the process.

    Street Corn with Garlic Feta Butter

    Summer was made for corn on the cob

    What is summer without corn on the cob, right? And while I am certainly one to enjoy a good cob with nothing more than a dash of salt and pepper, I am happy to smother mine with all of the goodness I possibly can!

    Traditional Mexican street corn is smothered with cojita cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, and spices, I am flexing my food blogger license (that has to be a thing right??) and calling mine a Street Corn recipe as well. There are seasonings and cheese, as well as grilled corn, but I don't have mayo or sour cream on mine. I hope this is ok with you. To be fair, it doesn't matter what you call it cause this corn recipe is G-O-O-D with a capital G!

    Street Corn with Garlic Feta Butter

    What to serve with this Street Corn with Garlic Feta Butter:

    • Instant Pot Carnitas--one of my very favorite ways to enjoy corn on the cob! I thought the garlic feta may be an odd combo with carnitas, but it really was soooo good!
    • Burgers!!! These Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach and Feta Turkey Burgers were born for this street corn recipe! Another favorite are my Black Bean Burgers!
    • Anything that includes grilling--anything!
    • Another perfect side to go with the full meal is these Smoky Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
    • A big dinner salad such as this Strawberry Goat Cheese Arugula Salad with Pretzel Crusted Chicken--together you have got a summer dinner for sure.
    • You can toss an extra ear of corn on the grill and use it to make this Simple Summer Pasta Salad with Grilled Zucchini!

    Some things to note about this Street Corn with Garlic Feta Butter:

    • On the grill is my preference but you can also roast these in the oven. I mean, sometimes storms happen but you still need your street corn, right!? Or seriously, cook it your favorite way--just make sure to add plenty of the feta butter!
    • You can prep the Garlic feta butter a day or two in advance if desired.
    • I don't use foil when grilling or roasting corn as I prefer it a bit more browned. You could cover yours in foil if preferred.
    • You could cut the corn off the cob and toss it with the butter if that worked better for you or whoever you may be serving. I know corn on the cob isn't always the best way to eat for everyone.

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    Street Corn with Garlic Feta Butter

    Street Corn is the ultimate summer side dish. This simple recipe is a fun spin on traditional street corn and is smothered in a garlic and feta herbed butter. Add this to all of your summer picnics and it will certainly be a hit!
    5 from 8 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Author: Lorie Yarro

    Ingredients 

    • 8 ears of corn, husk and silks removed
    • ¼ c butter, softened
    • ½ c feta cheese crumbles
    • 1 garlic clove, minced
    • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
    • 1 teaspoon freshly chopped parsley
    • sea salt, to taste
    • pepper, to taste

    Instructions

    • Preheat grill to medium. Place ears of corn directly over heat and rotate a bout every 2 or 3 minutes until corn is evenly browned. Remove when all sides are evenly cooked (about 12 minutes). (If roasting, set oven to 400°F and add corn to oven either on parchment lined pan or directly on rack and roast about 25 minutes, flipping one or two times.)
    • In a small bowl, stir together butter, feta, garlic, parsley, red pepper, and a pinch of cracked pepper.
    • When corn has cooled enough to be able to touch, season with desired amount of salt and then smother those cobs with the Garlic Feta Butter and add a sprinkle of extra chopped parsley for garnish if desired. Enjoy!
    Did you try this recipe? I would love to see it! Mention @LemonsAndZest or tag #LemonsAndZest!
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    Comments

    1. Angela says

      May 07, 2019 at 5:07 pm

      Yum! I have yet to make a street corn recipe, but this sounds so amazing! Perfect for Summer!!!

      Reply
      • Teresa says

        June 29, 2022 at 8:36 pm

        5 stars
        Super 5 star delish omg super good!!! Must try!!!

        Reply
        • Lorie says

          July 04, 2022 at 10:13 am

          Yay! That makes me so happy!!

          Reply
    2. Julie @ Running in a Skirt says

      May 07, 2019 at 9:32 am

      5 stars
      Ohhhh I bet the corn and feta taste amazing together! What a perfect combo for the warmer weather.

      Reply
      • Lorie says

        May 07, 2019 at 2:44 pm

        It is one heck of a combo—you are right!!

        Reply
    3. Kelly says

      May 06, 2019 at 7:53 pm

      5 stars
      Ooooo what a fabulous topping for corn. This is going to be a crowd pleaser at summer BBQs!

      Reply
      • Lorie says

        May 07, 2019 at 2:44 pm

        Couldn’t agree more. Thanks Kelly!

        Reply
    4. Abbey Sharp says

      May 06, 2019 at 5:56 pm

      Oooh this is genius! I've never had feta on grilled cob, so I am so excited to try this recipe!

      Reply
      • Lorie says

        May 07, 2019 at 2:45 pm

        Game changer for me—promise. Enjoy abbey!

        Reply
    5. Deborah Brooks says

      May 06, 2019 at 4:46 pm

      We are huge street corn fans over here too! This looks like a yummy way to enjoy it thanks for sharing

      Reply
      • Lorie says

        May 07, 2019 at 2:45 pm

        Really can’t go wrong with Street corn right?!!

        Reply

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